Chapter 9:

Mitchie sighed as she pulled her suitcase out from under her bed. It hadn't been that long ago when she had stuffed it under there. She was leaving for Hawaii tonight, and she had chosen the last minute to pack. Seeing it would be warm there, she grabbed some summer clothes and threw them in. And then some bikinis. Of course she would need the necessities. Underwear, a hairbrush and bath stuff was added. Mitchie smiled to herself. There, all done. And even room for shopping. Now if only she could get Shane off her mind. She hadn't seen him since the scene in the hallway. She felt really guilty. She hadn't meant to say those things. It didn't help that she was spending the next three weeks with him. At least Caitlin and Ella would be there as well. Fresh air would clear my mind of him Mitchie thought and went outside to see Berry. "Hi girl." She said and climbed up on the fence. Berry snorted and walked over to her. Mitchie giggled as Berry rested her head on her lap. "I'm gonna miss you." She whispered and stroked her cheek. "Hey stranger." A soft voice said from behind her. Mitchie turned to see Shane standing there with his hands shoved in his front jeans pockets, a shy smile on his face. So much for clearing my head of him Mitchie thought, but she couldn't help smiling. "Hey Shane." She said and hopped off the fence.
"Haven't see you at school lately." He said looking straight into her eyes.
"You are a year above me." Mitchie replied, unable to look away.
"Oh yeah, how stupid of me to forget." He grinned stupidly. "Have you packed yet?"
"Just finished." Mitchie replied.
"Good. Well, come over 'round 7. Caitlin and Ella are coming about that time."
Mitchie nodded.
"Excited?" Shane asked, grinning again. Mitchie raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.
"All right, I have to go. See ya at 7." Shane gave her one last smile before turning and running past the house and up the driveway. Mitchie smiled. Maybe things between them weren't so awkward after all.

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"Dad! Come on!" Mitchie yelled up the stairs.
"Oh my baby, going on her first big trip without us." Mitchie's mum looked like she was about to burst into tears.
"I don't really like the fact that she'll be alone with boys and no adults." Mitchie's dad grumbled as he came down the stairs.
"Dad, Jason's practically an adult. And I won't be the only girl there. And you can trust the boys, you've known them for years." Mitchie argued.
"That was when they were kids." Her dad mutter under his breath.
"Let's go!" Mitchie complained and they started walking up the driveway."No way!" she exclaimed as a limo parked outside the Gray's came into view.
"Ahh, the joys of being a rockstar." Shane teased as he came up behind her.
"You know, I still can't picture you as famous." Mitchie replied.
"Ha! Wait till we get to the airport." Nate said as he gave Mitchie a quick hug and walked over to the limo. Shane just raised his eyebrows.
"Mitchie!" Caitlin squealed as she ran over and squeezed her into a hug.
"That's my cue to go." Shane mouthed to Mitchie and walked off to join Nate.
"Are you excited?" Caitline asked, practically, jumping up and down.
"Yeah, why are you so excited?" Mitchie asked back.
"Well, I hope to get closer to Nate. I mean, he hasn't properly kissed me or anything." Caitlin said in a serious tone.
"But he kissed you on the cheek in the cafeteria." Mitchie replied, confused.
"I know! I think he's teasing me on purpose." Caitlin exclaimed.
"Awww, Nate the little heartbreaker." Mitchie giggled.
"It's not funny!" Caitlin laughed back.
"What are you two laughing about?" Nate asked as he walked over to them.
"Nothing." Caitlin instantly replied.
"Sure." Nate obviously wasn't buying any of it.
"Dude, they said they were doing nothing. That means they were doing nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero." Jas on said as he joined them.
"I get the idea Jason." Nate replied dryly.
"Let's this show on the road!" The Gray's father called from the limo. Mitchie quickly gave her parents a hug goodbye before running into the limo and sitting down in the back. As she and Ella picked up a conversation, Shane climbed in the sat down next to Mitchie. "Like the limo?" he asked her. Mitchie turned to him and smiled which made him smile back. "Hello! Mitchie and I were talking!" Ella said.
"About what?" Shane replied cooly.
"Which headband to wear." Mitchie said while managing to keep a straight face. Shane looked at the two headbands Ella was holding."They're both pink." He said in a dull tone.
"But one's hot pink and one's pale." Ella replied.
"And it's really difficult to choose which one." Mitchie nodded solemnly.
"Kids." Shane muttered and turned his attention to his iphone. When he turned back to Mitchie, they both burst into laughter. "Shane, we're nearly there. You might want to fill Mitchie in." Nate said from the front of the limo. "Right." Shane turned to Mitchie. "Do you have sunglasses?" he asked.
"Yeah, in my handbag." She replied cautiously.
"Good. You might want to put them on." He said and gave her a look that meant that she had no choice. Mitchie quickly pulled her sunglasses out and put them on. As the limo stopped in front of the departures terminal, Shane, who now had his sunglasses on, gave her a reassuring smile and grabbed her hand. It felt warm against her skin. She hoped that didn't mean that she felt cold. She felt like they were kids again. That was, until they climbed out of the limo. There were lights flashing everywhere and people were calling out names. "Nate, over here!"
"Just ignore them." Shane muttered under his breath for only Mitchie to hear.
"Shane, who's the girl?" someone called out. Mitchie felt Shane tense up, but he kept walking to the door. He sighed with relief when they had made it through. "Okay, I believe you're famous now." Mitchie caused Shane to smile at her.
"Wait till you're dating one of them." Caitlin retorted.
"Yeah, but you love it." Nate said and kissed her on the cheek. Caitlin rolled her eyes at Mitchie who giggled back. "Let's go check in." Shane said and took Mitchie's hand again which made her smile. She liked holding his hand. Stop it Mitchie! He has Camilla! Her head battled with her heart.
"You'll get used to it soon." Shane said. He had his face turned away from her, but she knew he was talking to her. Mitchie just smiled again.

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Shane quickly shoved past Mitchie to get into the window seat. When he succeeded, he turned and gave her a cheesy grin. Mitchie just rolled her eyes and sat down in the seat next to him. They had boarded the plane, and were trying to find their seats. "Baby." Nate said as he and Caitlin stopped at the two seats behind Shane and Mitchie. Mitchie laughed and gave Nate a high five as he let Caitlin oass him and sit down next to the window. "You don't think I'm a baby, do you?" Shane asked, his voice full of concern. Mitchie shook her head. "Good." Shane said triumphantly and looked out the window. Mitchie then realized that he had been teasing her, and she hit him on the shoulder. Shane just grinned. Mitchie settled down in her seat. As the plane started to roll backwards, she watched Shane's ahnd inch closer towards hers. When the plane picked up speed, Mitchie sucked in her breath. Shane's head whipped around to face her. "You okay?" he asked. Mitchie gave him a weak smile.
"I'm not a big fan of planes."
Shane took her hand in his two. "You'll be fine." He gave her a reassuring smile. Mitchie leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes. Shane gently massaged her hand as the jet took off from the ground. After about a minute, it was safe to get up and move around. "See? Told you." Shane grinned at Mitchie. Sleep suddenly then hit her. She leaned back in her seat and was soon fast asleep.

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"Mitch, wake up." Mitchie's eyes fluttered open, and her head shot up. It took her about a few seconds to realize that she had fallen asleep with her head on Shane's shoulder. "Why'd you wake me?" She asked sleepily.
"We're landing soon." Shane replied. Mitchie's stomach grumbled. "Someone's hungry." He smiled.
"Well, I guess I missed out on lunch." Mitchie sighed.
"Not really." Shane said as he shoved his hand in the pocket on the back of the chair in front of him. Mitchie watched him curiously as he pulled out a small dinner roll and handed it to her. "Thanks." she said gratefully and ripped and started to eat it in small bites. "Thank you Shane." Shane said in an unusually high-pitched girly voice. Mitchie rolled her eyes as the plane started to descend. She started to play with her ears. Shane gave her a piece of gum. Mitchie gave him a quizzical look. "Trust me, it helps." He said as Mitchie popped it in her mouth and started chewing. It didn't stop the pain, but it took her mind off it. She stiffened in her seat as the plane hit the ground. "See?" Shane said, turning to face her. "You made it." He stood up and stretched before offering her a hand. She took it and he gently pulled her up. He stopped when her face was inches from his. For a minute Mitchie thought he was going to kiss her, but he turned his head slightly to the right and gave her a quick hug. "Come on Mitchie." Caitlin said as she passed them. Mitchie pulled away and followed her down the aisle. They then turned left and walked down some stairs. When Mitchie's feet touched the ground, she turned around to get a better look at the jet. It was big and black (AN: obviously!) and had the words 'Connect 3' spread across it. It also had the boys smiling faces looking down on her. "You like?" Shane said as he came up from behind Mitchie which caused her to jump a mile in the air. "Awww, did I scare you?" he teased before grabbing her hand once again and they walked over to an awaiting limo. The limo ride to where they were staying was short. When Mitchie climbed out, she nearly gasped in disbelief. What stood before her was basically a picture you would see on a postcard. The crystal blue water, the white sand, the green palm trees. She turned around to see two huts hiding in the shade. "Wow." She whispered. "Gorgeous, isn't it?" Nate grinned and stood next to her. "We own this whole bay." He said. Mitchie's jaw dropped. "Are you serious?" she said. "Yeah, it's a good escape from paparazzi and screaming girls."
"Boys in the left hut, girls in the right!" Jason yelled and ran up onto the verandah of the hut on the left. "Come on Mitchie!" Caitlin grabbed her hand and they ran to their hut. Caitlin unlocked the door and they stepped inside. "It's beautiful." Mitchie said. They both climbed up the stairs and open the door of the bedroom. There were three single beds in each corner and two doors on one wall. One lead to an ensuite, and the other a walk in robe.

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"Hey let's go down on the beach." Ella's eyes lit up as she suggested the idea. After five minutes, the three girls had changed into their bikinis with t-shirts and short over them and were sitting down on the beach.
"This is the life." Caitlin said as she lay back on her towel and closed her eyes.
"You got that right." Mitchie replied as she and Ella joined her.
They never saw what was coming next.

Awwww little cliffy :(
So you finally got a long one.
So there's some more Smitchie and even a tiny bit of Naitlin . I will try and get some more Jella in there too. Please review and tell what you think.
I have an idea for a couple of more chapters but I'm gonna try and stretch it out to be warned
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